Fuchsia Dunlop, a British cookbook author who specializes in the Sichuan Province of China, now has an updated version of her original “Land of Plenty” (2001), titled “The Food of Sichuan.” As part of the 92nd Street Y’s Kitchen Arts & Letters series, Ms. Dunlop will discuss the evolution of the cuisine, its increased popularity,…
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Jeff Bell, director of bars at Legacy Records and Charlie Bird, teaches free one-hour cocktail lessons every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Ada’s Place, the bright bar upstairs at Legacy Records. Mr. Bell features a different spirit each week and demonstrates two cocktails made with it, all served for tasting. Cocktail School, reservations open on…
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You’ve seen it on celebs, on the street, and on the runways—the bra as a top is officially a thing. But before you throw on any old bra with any old look, you need to master these important tricks: 1). It’s all about how you style it. Layering is a must, whether it’s a blazer…
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Shuping Wang, a Chinese doctor who braved the loss of her job as well as ostracism, assault and the destruction of her first marriage to expose the spread of AIDS in rural China, died on Sept. 21 in Salt Lake City. She was 59. She died while hiking in a canyon with her husband, Gary…
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The pharmacy chains Walgreens and CVS have stopped selling the heartburn medicine Zantac and its generic versions after the Food and Drug Administration warned this month that it had detected low levels of a cancer-causing chemical in samples of the drug. A Walgreens spokesman said in a statement on Monday that the company had pulled…
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Seamless, the food delivery service started two decades ago in Midtown Manhattan, calls itself “the most New York app in New York.” In advertisements, the company cracks jokes about the L train and takes unsubtle jabs at New Jersey. “Eat Like a True New Yorker,” one subway ad declares. But while the delivery giant Grubhub,…
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PARIS — In a large circular chamber covered in periwinkle blue velvet and hung with curtains all around, seats curling outward in snail shell tiers, Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga convened his parliament. Then he scented it with Blood and Money and Petrol (after starting with a bit of Anti-Sceptic, literally: he had perfumes made for…
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Should you have any thought of creating an apple orchard and making craft cider to sell, your first year’s efforts are likely to run $27,755. That’s what Andy Brennan, who co-owns Aaron Burr Cider in Wurtsboro, N.Y., calculated in his biographical book on the subject. What’s most interesting about this very readable volume is how…
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